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    196. New love

    Gu Pan couldn’t figure out how these two people could come here to eat dessert in such a free time when it was neither a day off nor off work time.

    The two people’s hands were clasped tightly, looking very intimate.

    Is there anything more embarrassing in the world than running into your ex-boyfriend and his current girlfriend in public??No!

    Of course Gu Pan had no intention of going up to talk to them, and even immediately turned his head away to pretend not to see these two people.

    But just because she wants to avoid it, it doesn’t mean that the other person wants to avoid it.

    As soon as Gu Pan sat down, he heard Zhang Zhe’s familiar yet unfamiliar voice: “…Gu Pan?”

    Seeing that he couldn’t escape, Gu Pan could only look at the person coming and smiled dryly: “Zhang Zhe? What a coincidence.”

    Zhang Zhe was not sure at first, because Gu Pan had indeed changed a lot from when he was in college. Both his clothes and his temperament had made a qualitative leap compared to before. In addition, because he had to go out to see Xu Jingtang today, Gu’s mother forced him to put on full makeup. Sitting in a store in such a small city, he actually felt a bit standout.

    Although the girl next to Zhang Zhe is not bad, from head to toe, they are all wearing the brand that Gu Pan can tell, and every piece is expensive, but when it comes to dressing, she is still obviously inferior to Gu Pan.

    But the girl next to Zhang Zhe was immediately attracted to Xu Jingtang. Her eyes seemed to be glued and she couldn’t move away from Xu Jingtang. It wasn’t until Xu Jingtang spoke that she slowly came back to her senses.

    “Who are you two?” Xu Jingtang looked at Gu Pan’s expression and immediately noticed something was wrong.

    To be honest, Gu Pan was so embarrassed that he forgot the existence of Xu Jingtang for a moment, and quickly introduced Xu Jingtang: “This is my college classmate Zhang Zhe, and this is…”

    The girl immediately said to Xu Jingtang, “Hello, my name is Nie Xiaolei.”

    “Hello.” Xu Jingtang stood up and swept his eyes politely over Nie Xiaolei’s face without making any unnecessary pause.

    “Hello, I’m Zhang Zhe.” Zhang Zhe said and stretched out his hand to Xu Jingtang, “My college classmate Gu Pan.”

    Xu Jingtang wore leather gloves on both hands today. Gu Pan originally thought he was afraid of the cold, but then he thought it was to prevent himself from coming into contact with unclean things…

    This thought is indeed very prescient.

    After briefly looking at Zhang Zhe, Xu Jingtang held Zhang Zhe’s hand and said, “My family, Gu Pan, was taken care of by you before, thank you.”

    Gu Pan didn’t react as soon as these words came out, but Nie Xiaolei immediately looked at Gu Pan with an expression as if he had seen a ghost.

    Seeing that Xu Jingtang shook hands with him without taking off his gloves, Zhang Zhe seemed to feel a little unhappy: “Mr. Xu, these gloves are very beautiful. What brand are they?”

    Xu Jingtang lowered his eyes and glanced at his gloves, “Sorry, this is a customized model and should not be available on the market.”

    In fact, Xu Jingtang didn’t mean to show off when he said this. He simply told Zhang Zhe that this model was unavailable, but that didn’t sound like that to Zhang Zhe.

    But before Zhang Zhe could say anything, Nie Xiaolei grabbed the opportunity and said, “That’s right, don’t be a bastard. This is an Italian brand that only provides one-person customization services.”

    Zhang Zhe was already a little unhappy with Xu Jingtang’s attitude, but after hearing Nie Xiaolei’s words, he immediately felt unhappy and got home.

    But he didn’t dare to show it directly in front of Nie Xiaolei, so he could only endure the anger for the time being.

    In such a comparison, Gu Pan, who doesn’t talk much, appears to be much calmer and more reserved.

    “Gu Pan, let us chat here, let’s go buy desserts.”

    Gu Pan didn’t expect that Zhang Zhe would actually talk to her. Before she could react, Nie Xiaolei pushed her to Zhang Zhe’s side: “Excuse me, I’d like to have a matcha towel roll and a cup of milk tea. Thank you!”

    “No need to bother Mr. Zhang.” Xu Jingtang stood up directly and walked to Gu Pan, taking the person to him without leaving a trace, “We can just go.”

    Nie Xiaolei immediately changed her mind when she saw it: “Then let me go too. Mr. Xu, what kind of dessert do you like?”

    Xu Jingtang seemed not to have heard Nie Xiaolei’s words at all. He put his arm around Gu Pan’s shoulders and walked to the counter, “If you can’t choose, just order a few more to try.”

    Gu Pan shook his head: “I’ve already made my choice! I want the Nagasaki cake, but I’m a little confused about the drink.”

    “Didn’t you seem to like drinking coffee and milk in the past?” Zhang Zhe interrupted very forcefully, following Nie Xiaolei, and then showed a friendly smile to Xu Jingtang.

    Provocative, boy!

    Gu Pan immediately responded with a friendlier smile: “I don’t like it now.”

    Zhang Zhe’s face froze when he heard this.

    When Nie Xiaolei saw that Xu Jingtang was ignoring her and Zhang Zhe was talking to Gu Pan, she suddenly lost her composure and said, “Honey, I just told you that I wanted to eat something, why didn’t you help me order it!”

    When checking out, Nie Xiaolei rushed to take out the card. After a quick look, she recognized that it was a special card for major customers of a certain bank. She also remembered Zhang Zhe’s expression of being too cautious and angry just now, and she probably knew what was going on.

    After settling the bill, she thought there would be no further involvement, but Nie Xiaolei suddenly proposed to sit at the same table as Gu Pan, and pulled Zhang Zhe to sit down without any explanation.

    Gu Pan couldn’t figure out why the situation would be like this even if he tried hard. She’s ideal reunion should be the kind where we are strangers. At worst, it should be just acquaintances. How could we be reduced to eating desserts at the same table!

    “Speaking of which, where is Mr. Xu’s job?” Nie Xiaolei’s eyes never left Xu Jingtang’s eyes, and her eyes were open and honest.

    But Nie Xiaolei’s question really stopped Gu Pan.

    She only knew that Xu Jingtang was a top brain doctor, but she had no idea where he was.

    “I am a doctor, but I am not employed by a specific hospital.” Xu Jingtang took Nie Xiaolei’s question and also clarified Gu Pan’s doubts.

    “Like this…” Nie Xiaolei seemed to have finally found a point of comparison, with a happy smile on her face: “Mr. Xu still needs to find a serious unit. For example, our Zhang Zhe serves as the department manager at Mingji’s branch. Mingji’s current welfare benefits are still very good… If Mr. Xu doesn’t mind, I also know the directors of several hospitals in this city and can introduce you to them.”

    In such a small city, it is indeed proud enough to be a small boss in the Mingji branch.

    It’s just that when Nie Xiaolei said these words, Gu Pan felt embarrassed for her…

    Sure enough, Xu Jingtang didn’t answer after hearing this. Gu Pan was too embarrassed to bear it: “I’m going to the toilet.”

    She actually didn’t want to go to the toilet, she just wanted to call Xu Jingtang to discuss how to escape from here.

    As a result, Gu Pan entered the toilet and remembered that he had left in a hurry and left his phone on the table…

    She could only lament her own mental retardation while walking out, and met Zhang Zhe running after her.

    “Xiao Pan.” Zhang Zhe specifically mentioned the name of the relationship between the two in college, which made Gu Pan get goosebumps. “Why don’t you contact me? How have you been in the past few years? I miss you very much.”

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